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2025 Hawaii Ski Club to Nagano and Hokkaido
Shiga Kogen is 160 miles north of
Tokyo in the Nagano ski area of the main island of Honshu. Rather than a single
large ski resort it consists of
21 ski resorts with 70+ lifts connected by a shuttle bus
and single lift ticket, making it the largest ski resort in Japan. While the
majority of the resort is under 4,000 ft., the highest peak is over 7,400 ft.
making Skiga Kogen also the ski resort with the highest lift in Japan. Powder
Hound ranks it as the best intermediate ski resort in Japan and the 9th best ski
resort overall in Japan.
The Prince Hotel is located in
Yakebitaiyama, the largest of the Shiga Kogen villages and host to several
downhill events during the 1998 Nagano Olympics. We will be staying in the
newest of the hotel buildings and our package includes daily buffet breakfast
and 3 buffet dinners. The Jigokudani Monkey Park, where the famous snow monkeys
reside are about 30 minutes away from the hotel by bus. We have only 25 double
occupancy hotel rooms available so book early.
Instead of a ski resort with a
nearby town, Rusutsu is a huge Convention Center complex with shops, restaurants
and hotel rooms all under one roof. A fabulous new onsen featuring several
indoor pools at different temperatures including a cold plunge, and outdoor lay
flat pools lets snow fall on you as you soak in the hot mineral springs water.
Our hotel package includes a daily breakfast buffet, where you could choose
between delicious Japanese or Western style food for breakfast or you could eat
Chinese style buffet or a set menu Japanese breakfast. We also have 3 buffet
dinners on alternate nights where we could sit together and talk story.
Rusutsu consists of three
mountains, West Mountain which is ski in ski out from the resort complex, East
Mountain accessed by a gondola from the resort and Mt Isola, accessible by
gondola and hooded chair lifts. The further you go away from the hotel complex
the fewer people you encounter, making it possible to find fresh, untracked
powder even after several days without snowfall. Rusutsu is famous for its long
wide runs with easy access to its renowned tree skiing down into the valleys.
There also is night skiing available if you didn't get enough skiing during the
day. For dinner you could choose from 7 restaurants featuring French, Chinese,
Italian, Seafood, Japanese, pub and buffet style dinners, including all you can
eat crab legs, scallops on the half shell and wagu beef. We have reservations
for 25 double occupancy hotel rooms and these always sell out every year.
Travel Date
Price per person
Single Supplement
Per
person
Group 1 Feb 15 Feb
23, 2025 (7 Nights) $ 3050 $ 1250
Group
2 Feb 22 Mar 2, 2025
(7 Nights) $ 3510 $ 885
Combo Feb 15
Mar 2, 2025 (14 Nights) $ 5190 $ 2050
Group 1 (Feb 15 Feb 23, 2025)
Package included:
Round Trip International Air by Japan Airlines
1 JL 073 15FEB HONOLULU HANEDA 11:40AM 03:55PM 16FEB
2 JL 072 23FEB HANEDA HONOLULU 09:55PM 09:40AM 23FEB
Double Occupancy Hotel rooms at the Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel East Tower
with breakfast (7 nights)
Private Bus transfer
from Haneda Airport to & from Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel with driver on Feb.15
&
Feb.23
5 Days Lift
Ticket
Group 2 (Feb 22
Mar 2, 2025)
Package included:
Round Trip International Air by Japan Airlines
1
JL 073 22FEB HONOLULU HANEDA 11:40AM 03:55PM 23FEB
2 JL 529 23FEB HANEDA CHITOSE 07:40PM 09:15PM 23FEB
3 JL 520 02MAR CHITOSE HANEDA 05:30PM 07:15PM 02MAR
4 JL 072 02MAR HANEDA HONOLULU 09:55PM 09:55AM 02MAR
Double Occupancy Hotel rooms at the Rusutsu Resort Hotel & Convention with
breakfast (7 nights)
25 hours of lift tickets
Buffet Dinner on Feb 24, 26 and Mar 1
Private
bus transfer from Chitose Airport to the Rusutsu Resort Hotel & Convention
on Feb 23 & Mar 2
Combo (Feb 15 Mar
2, 2025)
Package included:
Round Trip International Air by Japan Airlines
1
JL 073 15FEB HONOLULU HANEDA 11:40AM 03:55PM 16FEB
2 JL 529 23FEB HANEDA CHITOSE 07:40PM 09:15PM 23FEB
3 JL 520 02MAR CHITOSE HANEDA 05:30PM 07:15PM 02MAR
4 JL 072 02MAR HANEDA HONOLULU 09:55PM 09:55AM 02MAR
Double Occupancy Hotel rooms at the Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel East Tower
with breakfast (7 nights)
Double Occupancy Hotel
rooms at the Rusutsu Resort Hotel & Convention with breakfast (7 nights)
5 Days Lift Ticket in Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel
Buffet Dinner on Feb 24, 26 and Mar 1
25 hours of
lift tickets in Rusutsu Resort Hotel & Convention
Private Bus transfer from Haneda Airport to & from Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel
with driver on Feb.15 &
Feb.23
Private bus transfer from Chitose Airport to the Rusutsu Resort Hotel &
Convention on Feb 23 & Mar 2
Optional:
Buffet Dinner in Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel East Tower is JPY 9100 per
person included tax (subject to
change without
notice)
Remarks:
1. Fares are per person, USD based on double occupancy and include
all airline taxes and fees
2. Refer to General
Condition of Air & Sea
3. We reserve the right to
modify the itinerary to ensure smooth operation
4.
Tour price is subject to change according to any airfare increase, increase
in government taxes, additional
fuel charges, and
fluctuation of the rate of exchange between U.S. and foreign currency
5. Tour price includes fuel surcharge & government taxes and fees. The tour
price shown is current at the time
of listing and
pricing on May 15, 2024
6. All travelers, regardless
of COVID-19 vaccination status, are welcome to travel with us and will no
longer
be required to provide proof of pre-departure
testing, except for specific countries where COVID-19
vaccination, testing, or additional documentation is required by law. Please
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travel requirements. Fully vaccinated is recommended. Vaccines combined with
multilayered preventative health and safety measures will help us provide a
safe and healthy vacation
environment.
7. As government regulations evolve, our health and safety protocols will
evolve as needed to ensure
compliance. This may mean
different protocols from state to state and city to city based on local
requirements.
Payment Policy:
CHECK OR CASH PAYMENT ONLY. A deposit of $350 per person is
required at the time of application.
The balance is
due on Sep 1, 2024. In the event balance payment is not made within the
required time period,
Air and Sea Travel Center
reserves the right to cancel reservations and charge a service fee for
cancellation.
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Cancellation Policy:
Written notice is
required for any cancellation.
The cancellation fee will be as follow:
** From Sep 2 to Oct 25, 2024, $350 per person is non-refundable.
** Oct 26, 2024 to Dec 17, 2024, 50% of total price plus any other service
fee caused by the cancellation;
** From Dec 18, 2024
to departure or withdrawing during the tour shall be regarded as willingly
giving
up all rights concerned, 100% of total price,
and request for other services as a substitute shall not be
accepted.
** We strongly recommend purchasing travel
insurance when you make your reservation**
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